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sshabein's review
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.0
Candice Vadala/Candida Royalle definitely has an interesting story, but I don't quite agree with all the cultural analysis offered by Kamensky. For one thing, the book is a little too fond of Andrea Dworkin quotes. Though this is a look at several key moments in the "sexual revolution" and secondwave feminism, it is definitely with a heterosexual lens. And while one can't include everything and still have it also be a biography of one woman who lived through it, the book keeps a bit of distance from any queerness in Candice's life. Still, it was interesting enough to keep reading, even if the book was a bit overlong.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexism, Pedophilia, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Incest, and Addiction
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Racism
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